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I was checking RTT and I noticed that a few of the Transpennine Express Services stopping at Leeds are reversing at Leeds and going to York via Castleford as opposed to going via Cross Gates. Does anyone know the reason for this?

Hi there, I tried logging into my Northern Careers account last week and noticed that it had been quietly deleted without any communication from Northern about them deleting my account. I know that Northern have just recently changed the interface of their Careers site so is there a possibility...

Hi Everyone, I applied for a Conductor Position at Northern back in the summer however my application unfortunately got declined. I intend on applying again in the future but I'd like to get a job in the industry so I can gain some experience in the industry and have a fallback should I apply to...

1656438696 Question for any Noorthern Conductors based at Leeds: How long does it take on average for you to be able to sign on more Links?. I'm currently applying to be a conductor based at Leeds and i'm interested in how the System works. TIA

With the Announcement "Great British Railways" I've been wondering about what effects it will have on Open Access Operators such as Hull Trains and Grand Central? Will OAO's continue as they are now? Or Will they be absorbed into the new GBR System?

With HS2 Currently Under Construction there are still Environmental Activists Protesting against HS2 and wanting it to stop because it will Cut through Ancient Woodlands Destroy Natural Habitats of Some Animals. I'm Personally in support of HS2 as it will free up Mainline Capacity for Local...

Does anyone know whats happening to ROSCO's now that franchising is scrapped? Will all rolling stock be taken over by the DFT and leased to TOC's Or Will ROSCO's be staying?

Before I Start: I was originally going to post this in the "Rail Franchises to be Replaced with Fixed Fee Contracts" Thread but I think this will eventually evolve into it's own discussion. Anyway I'm going to start the thread now. So, Unless You've been living under a rock since the 10th of...

A while back on this Forum that the 333s would eventually be a regular sight on the doncaster line. Is this plan still going to be a thing or has it been shelved?

Who has a wikipedia account here on this forum? I ask this because I think now that there are no operational 333's I think its time for some photos to be added to the wikipedia page of a 333 in the white livery and with the refreshed interior. What does everyone else think

I've decided to create a new thread discussing school closures and when people roughly think they'll reopen at a guess and why you think that The general consensus amonst newspapers and everyone else seems to be that schools will open in september Do you agree with that or do you think...

I've been debating on whether to set up this thread for a few days now ever since I first heard of the term of a management contract. In light of todays announcement that the government has now announced that rail franchises are to be suspended for at least the next 6 months and replacing with...

Moderator note: Split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/northern-pacer-withdrawals-info.166981/ Is 144011 able to run Leeds to Lancaster on it's own? I think it would be cool to run it on that service on its last day in operation. If not then I also wouldn't mind seeing it replace a...

Done @Cowley . Also @DarloRich in addition to what you said I'd also add the Keighley and Worth Valley to that list too and maybe the embsay and bolton abbey depending on if they expand to skipton

What is the shortest (standard gauge) heritage steam railway by length in the united kingdom (this does not count any railway lines as part of railway museums such as locomotion in shilden and the national railway museum in York) as they would most likely be classed as short railways in length...

I've been seeing over the past few days months I've been seeing people say that Arriva should have their franchise stripped from them. However, if they do get stripped from their franchise there could be a possibility that this could have an affect on Northern's PRM modding program and also...

I've been seeing alot of tweets by angry commuters saying things along the lines of , ect and I've been seeing people say that Northern can't order any more new trains other than if the DFT specify's. I have done some research into this (via Wikipedia) and noticed that when other franchised...

I've created this thread so we can keep track of where Northern trains are based in terms of their home depot and which depots they usually go to in terms of overnight stabling, ect

Am I the only one that thinks Leeds to Doncaster should be half hourly instead of the current hourly service it gets unless I'm missing something and there's a second DMU operated service which extends to Sheffield.